EFSA Journal

Consideration of Chinese comments regarding the toxicological assessment of nicotine

On 07 May 2009, EFSA issued a statement on the potential risk for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms. Questions about this statement of EFSA were raised by the Chinese authorities. This position was further clarified by means ...

Statement of EFSA on the possible risks for public and animal health from the contamination of the feed and food chain due to possible ash-fall following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a scientific advice on the possible short-term risks for food and feed safety including drinking water, in the wake of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull ...

Risks for public health due to the presence of chlormequat in table grapes from India

No abstract available Keywords: Chlormequat, grapes, threshold residue, quaternary ammonium plant growth regulator doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1590 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2010-00790 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2010; 8(1):1590 Adopted: 22 April 2010 Co ...

Consolidated presentation of the joint Scientific Opinion of the GMO and BIOHAZ Panels on the "Use of Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Marker Genes in Genetically Modified Plants” and the Scientific Opinion of the GMO Panel on “Consequences of the Opinion

No abstract available Keywords: Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation 1829/2003, GMOs, GM plants, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance marker genes, safety, food safety, human health, environment, horizontal gene transfer, nptII, aadA. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009 ...

Potential risks for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms

No abstract available Keywords: nicotine, wild mushrooms, cep, Boletus edulis, maximum residue level (MRL), Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, consumer risk assessment, acute reference dose (ARfD), acceptable daily intake (ADI) doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.286r Q ...

EFSA statement on the presence of 4-methylbenzophenone found in breakfast cereals

No abstract available Keywords: benzophenone, 4-methylbenzophenone, photoiniators, printing inks, cereals doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.243r Question Number: EFSA-Q-2009-410 Adopted: 4 March 2009 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

Statement of EFSA on the risks for public health due to the presence of dioxins in pork from Ireland

No abstract available Keywords: dioxins, pork and pork products, human health, body burden doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.911 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-777 Adopted: 10 December 2008 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

Statement of EFSA on risks for public health due to the presences of melamine in infant milk and other milk products in China

No abstract available Keywords: Melamine, composite food, exposure scenarios, Europe, health-based guidance value doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.807 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-695 Adopted: 24 September 2008 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

EFSA statement on the contamination of sunflower oil with mineral oil exported from Ukraine

No abstract available doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.1049 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-780 Adopted: 11 December 2009 Type: Statement of EFSA ...

Statement on the fate of recombinant DNA or proteins in the meat, milk or eggs of animals fed with GM feed

No abstract available Keywords: Statement on the fate of recombinant DNA or proteins in the meat, milk or eggs of animals fed with GM feed, genetically modified organisms, cloning doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.744 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2007-00243 Adopted: ...

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